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Little ones bounced on a trampoline and painted donuts with colorful shaving cream during Hill House’s Dads and Donuts event on January 21. Children enjoyed a breakfast of donuts and juice, and a morning of playing on gym equipment with their fathers and friends. In the top photo Daniel Bahcheli and his daughter, Serea.

The Beacon Hill Garden Club is inviting members of the public to join them at their February 7 meeting to hear Dr. Eric Chivian speak about the impact of global environmental change on human health. The talk will take place at 2 p.m. at the African Meeting House at the Museum of African American...

The first Boston City Council hearing of the new year took place last week at Boston City Hall. The Council welcomed the new City Council President Andrea Campbell of District 4, and three new City Councilors including Lydia Edwards District 1, Ed Flynn District 2, and Kim Janey District 7. The council considered the...

For the third consecutive year, the Highland Street Foundation will sponsor free ice skating on the Boston Common’s Frog Pond during February school vacation week, February 19-23. The free ice skating is part of a larger effort called Winter Camp, created to provide enrichment opportunities for children during the week when school is closed....

Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny – Shoplifting 01/16/18 – At around 10:35 p.m., a Charles Street pharmacy reported a known male suspect was observed on video placing items in a bag while inside the store. The suspect will be summonsed to court. Assault and Battery – Trespassing 01/17/18 – At approximately...

Mass shootings seem to be happening too often all across this country and it seems that we are becoming numb to them, even if they occur in school buildings and children are the ones who are being shot. The latest mass school shooting in our nation occurred in Kentucky last week and resulted in...

Gov. Charlie Baker’s impressive and commanding State of the State address to the state legislature last week truly was one of the most powerful such speeches in recent memory. Gov. Baker listed a host of accomplishments of his administration, most notably the progress in combating the opioid addiction crisis and reducing homelessness across the...

On Thursday January 18, Coryn Bina was inducted by the Boston Celtics into their community program as a “Hero Among Us”. Coryn, wife of Babak Bina of Lala Rokh and Bin 26 Enoteca in Beacon Hill, has worked with many non profits, which is how she and Babak met. She was honored for her...

By Dan Murphy Bernard Borman, who served as president of the Beacon Hill Civic Association board of directors from 1971 to 1974 and spearheaded the successful campaign to save Park Plaza from redevelopment in the ‘70s, died at Massachusetts General Hospital on Dec. 13. He was 85. Raised in Belleville, Ill., a small city...